Presentatie van René Dales en May Deliance (beide Ebsco) op VVBAD-studiedag Federated Search Engines, 22 januari 2010 in Erasmushogeschool Brussel

1. LinkSource ® EBSCO’s Single Source, Item-level Linking Solution

2. LinkSource ® is… A vendor-neutral, OpenURL link resolver that supports item-level linking across all of a library’s resources, including:

3. What is a “link resolver”? Link resolvers solve the problems of…

5. EBSCO Integrated Knowledge Base is… The most powerful comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge base in the industry, made up of: Managed by a team of over 40 people

6. Where LinkSource fits into EBSCO’s Access Solutions Management Solutions

8. Without a Link Resolver Some services offer links only to selective resources or targets. Without a link resolver, the user may not be directed to the appropriate copy of article ( A )—the one to which the library has a subscription. A (source) LIBRARY SUBSCRIBES PAY-PER-VIEW $$$ A

9. With a Link Resolver With LinkSource, the librarian decides which copy is appropriate. PAY-PER-VIEW $$$ LIBRARY SUBSCRIBES A A (source)

10. The Result? Controlled item-level linking to all of your library’s resources and related services. Appropriate links added to LinkSource

11. The End User Experience How LinkSource appears to the end user

12. In this example, the article is not available in full text in the SocINDEX database. A link has been set up to link to LinkSource.

13. : Clicking the link takes the user to the LinkSource menu. EBSCO’s Integrated Knowledge Base powers the display for the links to the appropriate full text. Execute searches on Google Scholar or other appropriate websites. Coverage information is maintained in EBSCO's Integrated Knowledge Base and can be displayed to the end users. Link to and populate an ILL form if full text is not available in the library’s resources. Link to and populate bibliographic management software.

16. Direct Links to Your E-Journals from Google ™ Scholar

17. Google ™ Scholar Results without LinkSource Enabled Without LinkSource, Google Scholar will not search the holdings in the library’s collection

18. Google ™ Scholar Results With LinkSource, a link will appear here when the title is available electronically. With LinkSource, a link will appear here when the title is available in an alternate format.

19. Appearance of LinkSource in Google ™ Scholar The link leads to the LinkSource menu.

20. Full Text through LinkSource Menu LinkSource will direct the end user to the full-text article if available.

23. Questions? Contact: May Deliance [email_address] Thank You!